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The entrepreneurial life can be both exciting and taxing. Our writers share tips on how to make your life balanced and rewarding.
Eco-Friendly Entrepreneurship Ideas

Eco-Friendly Entrepreneurship Ideas

Today's customers are no longer content with purchasing products and services. They're now looking beyond that toward businesses prioritizing corporate social responsibility efforts. This is a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurs with a passion for the environment....

How Building Community Fuels Success

How Building Community Fuels Success

Building a community around your brand significantly fuels success by fostering loyalty, increasing engagement, and driving growth. When customers feel part of a community, they form an emotional connection to the brand, often leading to enhanced loyalty. Shared...

Entrepreneurship Post-Pandemic

Entrepreneurship Post-Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives in unimaginable ways. It has made us rethink our approach to work, communication, and our overall perception of the economy and business landscape. The pandemic has certainly caused unprecedented changes and challenges,...

The Mental Health Issues In Gig Work

The Mental Health Issues In Gig Work

The restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic led to a 62% shift towards remote work, compelling a large majority of the working force to experience the lifestyle of a gig worker.  An online survey by researchers from the University of Southern California found...

Should Entrepreneurs Get a College Degree?

Should Entrepreneurs Get a College Degree?

The question of whether a college degree is necessary for an entrepreneur is subject to debate. Proponents of college degrees argue that a degree provides valuable skills and knowledge that can benefit entrepreneurs, such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and...

What Makes A Leader Successful?

What Makes A Leader Successful?

Finding yourself in a management position doesn't necessarily that you will have skills necessary to lead a team. You may just see yourself as only being good at running the day-to-day operations, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to develop them over time. To...

What is “Quiet Quitting”

What is “Quiet Quitting”

“Quiet quitting” is a recent term that has flooded the workplace representing the effort of employees doing only the bare minimum requirements to maintain their job without further progression for substantial outcome. During the Covid-19 pandemic, confusion and stress...

How To Determine If You Are Ready for Retirement

How To Determine If You Are Ready for Retirement

We all want to spend our retirement years comfortably. But we need to make sure we’ll be able to do that when the time does come. No matter what age you plan on retiring, it’s important to start planning for retirement as soon as possible. Here are some things to...

Is now a good time to retire? Consider these 4 things

Is now a good time to retire? Consider these 4 things

The idea of retirement is changing alongside the turbulent nature of today’s economy. Many imagine retirement as a time to stop working and enjoy the freedom to do what they want. Now, many people who are at retirement age may need to continue working, or at least...

How to Help Your Child Become an Entrepreneur

How to Help Your Child Become an Entrepreneur

School's out and you might find your kids have a lot of extra time on their hands. Maybe you’ve even heard “I’m bored” a couple of times and it’s starting to drive you nuts. Help your kids channel that boredom into some money-making by helping them become an...

Seasonal Depression: Here’s How To Overcome It

Seasonal Depression: Here’s How To Overcome It

Seasonal depression affects 10 million Americans each year, so it comes to no surprise that a large number of those people are business owners and entrepreneurs. Seasonal depression can affect your work ethic and therefore your product. Do you want to avoid a setback?...

Office Bag Essentials

Office Bag Essentials

Whether I am working at the office or my favorite coffee shop I try to stay prepared by having all the essentials in one bag. It becomes my portable office, so I have to keep it organized. Stationery and pensYou never know when you will need to write something down,...

How to Improve your Spiritual Health

How to Improve your Spiritual Health

Your spiritual health plays a role in every other area of your life: professional, personal, and physical. While it is the most important piece of maintaining a well-being, it can be the first to get knocked down on your priority list when life starts to get...

Travel Benefits of Being a Member at AFEUSA

Travel Benefits of Being a Member at AFEUSA

AFEUSA offers multiple membership options ranging from Introduction to Silver. Each of these membership options come with standard benefits in health and well-being, travel and auto, home and family programs, financial, HR and credit, business, and office services....

Entrepreneurial Books You MUST Read

Entrepreneurial Books You MUST Read

There are several books written that span across even more topics. Reading a book is a great way to not only relax, but to fully embody yourself in the words you read. For entrepreneurs, reading a book can easily motivate you and teach you ways of professionals before...

AFEUSA Provides its Members all Types of Benefits

AFEUSA Provides its Members all Types of Benefits

Being an AFEUSA member has so many benefits, including discounts on education/coaching, business, travel, financial services, and more. See the full list of membership benefits here. The Association for Entrepreneurs USA takes care of its members, giving them...

End of Year Reminders for Small Business CEOs

End of Year Reminders for Small Business CEOs

Small businesses, we see you and we are proud of you! We know that having a small business, especially in a time like this, is not easy. Despite difficult circumstances, you continue to follow your dreams, and that is something to be recognized and celebrated!  As the...

Mastering Work Productivity While Traveling

Mastering Work Productivity While Traveling

As an entrepreneur, you are more times than not on the go. With traveling, work productivity can be a challenge. Stay on top of your game. Make a plan. Be proactive. And smash those entrepreneurial goals. One simple, yet critical way to stay productive is by creating...

Tips for Working on the Go

Tips for Working on the Go

Not everybody has the luxury of being able to work in an office or during the standard work hours but working on the go is not as difficult or annoying as it may seem.  Your bag is your office If you have any desire to work on the go you must keep your office in your...

5 Tips for International Travel in 2021

5 Tips for International Travel in 2021

If you’ve been itching to travel again since the COVID-19 pandemic, you’re in luck — with the vaccine rolling out, more and more countries are opening their doors to U.S. tourists. However, if you want the experience to be as stress-free as possible, here are a couple...

It’s Time to Revamp Your Morning Routine

It’s Time to Revamp Your Morning Routine

Staying motivated and energized throughout the day can be tough when you don’t start your morning the right way. Enhancing your morning routine can change your life for the better. Morning To-Do’sA great way to step-up your morning game is to make a morning to-do...

How a traumatic event can affect you

How a traumatic event can affect you

A traumatic event is any situation that causes a person to experience unusually strong emotional reactions that have the potential to interfere with their ability to function normally at work or at home. How we react to specific events depends on many things. For...

Worried About Spending More Time Away From Home?

Worried About Spending More Time Away From Home?

During the lockdowns, we got to spend every waking moment at home, a blessing in disguise for many busy entrepreneurs and their families. Since this might’ve been a great, relationship-empowering experience for many, you might be a little worried or mindful about the...

Best 3 Ways to Get Awesome Restaurant Discounts

Best 3 Ways to Get Awesome Restaurant Discounts

You’re rushing home from your last meeting, and you’re starving with three other people to feed — what do you do? Although preparing food at home is the most economical thing, sometimes it just makes sense to rely on restaurants for a quick meal. Here are three ways...

Why We Love American Hearing Benefits

Why We Love American Hearing Benefits

It’s hard enough to be an entrepreneur without any sensory obstacles — if you’re deaf, hard of hearing, or suffer from tinnitus, you have probably learned many ways to be extra resourceful to stay ahead in the business world. Supporting deaf entrepreneurs — or...

Stop Buying $7 Espresso – Make It On-the-Go!

Stop Buying $7 Espresso – Make It On-the-Go!

Okay, let’s be real here: We’re not sponsored by any of these guys. But as a family of entrepreneurs, we’re massive fans of hot, fresh espresso anytime, anywhere. That’s exactly what you get with these handheld espresso makers. AeroPressInvented by a frustrated...

How Likely Are You to Be Injured While Traveling?

How Likely Are You to Be Injured While Traveling?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 18%–24% of traveler deaths are due to injuries. So, that begs the question — how likely are you to be injured while traveling, especially across borders? Studies show that between 15%–37% of...

Is Poor Posture Making Your Life Harder?

Is Poor Posture Making Your Life Harder?

Even people in their 20s can experience the pains of poor posture — and it certainly doesn’t get less painful later on. That’s why, when we correct our posture, we’ll often feel immediate internal bodily relief. “But wait,” you might say. “I feel pretty good while...

Are You Using the Right ‘Void Fill’ for Your Packages?

Are You Using the Right ‘Void Fill’ for Your Packages?

When’s the last time you got a package shipped with packing peanuts? While Styrofoam is certainly cheaper than other materials, the growing awareness of Styrofoam possibly being carcinogenic has led to cities and countries worldwide to ban the material. Getting your...

Why Is Prescription Medication So Expensive (in the U.S.)?

Why Is Prescription Medication So Expensive (in the U.S.)?

As an American, we’re acclimated to expensive prescription drugs. We make fun of it in pop culture all the time! But exactly why are prescription drugs so expensive, anyway? Are drugs really made of gold? No. 1: Lack of Price Regulation Although the FDA regulates how...

5 Fun Activities for Your Next Parent/Grandparent Visit

5 Fun Activities for Your Next Parent/Grandparent Visit

With vaccines becoming more common across the country, you may be very excited (as are your older loved ones!) to visit your parents or grandparents again. Here are a few ways you can spend that valuable time together again! No. 1: Lots of hugs. Of course, this is the...

10-Minute Meals for Your Work-From-Home Lunch

10-Minute Meals for Your Work-From-Home Lunch

You have a meeting in 30 minutes, but you’re already starving. It’s too late to order or pick up food (or at least anything healthy). What do you do? It’s time to put together a 10-minute, healthy meal — and you won’t even need a recipe to put these together....

Are You a Busy Spouse? Keep That Spark!

Are You a Busy Spouse? Keep That Spark!

The well-being of your family and your partner might be a large reason you’re driven to grow your business — but that doesn’t mean your relationships have to take a back seat all the time. You can still make your loved ones feel appreciated whenever possible! Here are...

Build a Connection With Your Fitness Mentor

Build a Connection With Your Fitness Mentor

Are you tired of your fitness resolutions falling apart? Fitness is alluring to people for many different reasons, and it can be difficult to discover that reason for you. However, there is something undeniable in being human — we all want mentors we connect well...

Can People Steal Your Tax Return?

Can People Steal Your Tax Return?

Not enough people prepare before a serious, irreversible crime is committed against them, their families, and their businesses: identity theft. And with the government’s biggest relief program in the pipelines, we’d like to remind everyone that it’s very possible for...

Have You Talked to Your Kids About Texting and Driving?

Have You Talked to Your Kids About Texting and Driving?

Would it surprise you if we said that, in 2020, the rate of death due to car accidents went up 24% compared to 2019? According to the National Safety Council, that’s the biggest annual leap since 1924. Although people have been driving less during the pandemic, the...

How Brushing Your Teeth Reverses the Decay Process

How Brushing Your Teeth Reverses the Decay Process

Although we’re told to brush our teeth for two minutes, two times a day, we don’t usually get an in-depth explanation of the entire tooth decay process. However, understanding it just might make you recommit to brushing your teeth for the full two minutes every...

If You Don’t Want A Senior Home, What’s Next?

If You Don’t Want A Senior Home, What’s Next?

We only want the best for our parents. After the events of 2020, we may not be so sure that a senior home is the best option for them. If you’re estate planning, you may also be considering your ideal future options if you’re unable to communicate.  That’s why a lot...

Why Exercise Helps You Age Backward

Why Exercise Helps You Age Backward

After turning 50, it might seem tempting to accept your body’s fate and assume you can do nothing more to improve your mobility. However, research shows that proper diet and exercise can help you age backward until you’re 80 and beyond. It’s easy to understand why...

The 5 Best, Healthy Products at Costco in 2021

The 5 Best, Healthy Products at Costco in 2021

It’s hard to turn down a famous, hearty Chicken Bake – especially when it’s even cheaper to eat in bulk! But, luckily, Costco makes it just as easy to eat healthy foods as it does to eat, well, unhealthy stuff. Next time you’re roaming the warehouse store’s aisles,...

Why SkyMed? Nobody Else Can Do It!

Why SkyMed? Nobody Else Can Do It!

Fire. Flood. Civil war. Animal stampede. Volcanic eruptions. Auto accidents. Hostile actions. These are just a few of the dramatic ways you might get hurt abroad — along with a few of the less-dramatic ones like catching the Ebola or Zika virus, malaria, or other...

BurnAlong’s Got Good Timing!

BurnAlong’s Got Good Timing!

For a lot of entrepreneurs, being on the road is just a fact of life. So is getting locked out of your gym back home because of the pandemic. In both cases, you can’t rely on exercise facilities to be available to you 24/7… but you also know you have to stay in shape....

Give Your Employees Benefits at ZERO Cost to You!

Give Your Employees Benefits at ZERO Cost to You!

As an entrepreneur, you care deeply about the well-being of your business — that means caring deeply about the well-being of your employees. Are they happy in their jobs? Why are they succeeding so well at certain tasks? Are they interested in training to excel...

Why Small-Business Owners Love Costco

Why Small-Business Owners Love Costco

Small business owners are an extremely diverse group of people, but we can all get behind one unifying factor (besides AFEUSA, of course): Costco! Small business owners are an extremely diverse group of people, but we can all get behind one unifying factor (besides...

One Huge Challenge That Remains for America’s Deaf Community

One Huge Challenge That Remains for America’s Deaf Community

The American deaf community still faces many challenges, but we wanted to highlight one important issue today. Although deaf Americans need audiologist health care coverage to thrive in our hearing world, many of them don’t have it. The American deaf community still...

Healthy Ways to Manage Stress in Times of Crisis

Healthy Ways to Manage Stress in Times of Crisis

During times of tragedy, disaster or conflict, many people find it hard to focus and maintain daily routines. Even when not impacted directly, it can be challenging to cope with the turbulent events that shape today’s world. Whether dealing with a global, national or...

3 Safety Tips for ‘Quarantining’ While Traveling

3 Safety Tips for ‘Quarantining’ While Traveling

If you’re starting to travel again in 2021, you might still be a little bit worried about it — if not because of the health consequences, then because of the travel regulations that differ state-to-state. Here are a few tips for staying safe while on the road or in...

The Best Ways to Rapidly Expand Your Home Menu

The Best Ways to Rapidly Expand Your Home Menu

If you’re looking for fast, easy ways to upgrade your homemade dishes, you’ve found the right article. We’re here to provide some ideas to help you upgrade your cooking skills. Whether you want to impress, eat healthier, or sharpen a technique you use every day,...

Is Your Teen Ready for a Car?

Is Your Teen Ready for a Car?

This holiday season, you may be considering handing your teenager the keys to your car. But are they ready? How will you know? While we parents have no official checklist to determine their preparation, your teenager can show key qualities to prove they’re ready....

Shop Small This Holiday Season

Shop Small This Holiday Season

This Small Business Saturday, we’re making it easy to shop small and support the military community during the holiday season. Whether you’re shopping for special holiday gifts for family and friends or something to treat yourself, and no matter your holiday budget,...

Best Holiday Food Gifts to Send Your Senior Loved Ones

Best Holiday Food Gifts to Send Your Senior Loved Ones

2020 has been a really tough year for everyone living in senior homes. You might’ve done everything you can to pamper your elderly family member isolated in their care center, but as winter holidays arrive, they’re going to miss spending time with you even more than...

This Is Why Couples Fight About Money

This Is Why Couples Fight About Money

Money is a tricky subject. Even close families avoid talking about it because it can be a very sensitive and divisive topic — but, as a couple, you can’t escape conversations about finances as it’s interwoven with your life together. So, where do the problems come...

3 Tips to Upgrade Your Family Road Trip

3 Tips to Upgrade Your Family Road Trip

Does your family consider road trips to be a little ordinary? If you feel like the excitement levels aren’t where they should be this holiday season, then we have a few tips to upgrade the experience and have a blast on your next road trip. First, buy a great cooler...

How Safe Is It to Fly, Really?

How Safe Is It to Fly, Really?

Although you might be hoping to travel out of state this holiday season, you may also be wondering: Is it honestly safe to fly? How do you gauge the risks you’re taking? The good news is that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

3 Tips to Work Around the USPS Slowdown This Holiday Season

3 Tips to Work Around the USPS Slowdown This Holiday Season

Your business might already be feeling the effects of the USPS slowdown, but have you prepared for how it could possibly affect you this holiday season? Here are a few strategies to consider implementing. Drive your mail to the largest local distribution center.Taking...

When Stress Doesn’t Stop

When Stress Doesn’t Stop

While stress is a normal, and even healthy, part of life—not all stress is the same. Acute stress is short-term and triggers the body’s stress response (fight, flight, or freeze) as a survival mechanism. This is where those utomatic physiological and emotional...

How to Celebrate the Holidays With Our Elderly From Afar

How to Celebrate the Holidays With Our Elderly From Afar

It’s going to be tough to celebrate the holidays with our older family members this year, especially if they’re locked down in their local caretaking homes. We have no fast answers to when it’ll be safe — it might be already decently safe in your area by the time...

Managing the New Work-Life Blur

Managing the New Work-Life Blur

Managing work during the pandemic is not easy. Essential workers have been on the frontlines for months and coping with the stress and anxiety that comes from potential exposure and chronic uncertainty. And working from home during COVID-19 is far from the...

How Do We Handle the Prolonged Stress of the Pandemic at Home?

How Do We Handle the Prolonged Stress of the Pandemic at Home?

Remember when we thought this pandemic would be over in a few months? I do, and it feels like it must’ve been years ago. While every area is recovering at different rates, our divided nation can probably agree on one thing: We’re all tired of this pandemic. We miss...

3 Hacks for Eating Well Consistently

3 Hacks for Eating Well Consistently

Eating one good, healthy meal can feel like a massive victory — but doing it consistently, especially as business owners, can be a huge challenge. At the same time, during a pandemic, it’s never been more important to do so. Your immune system needs plenty of...

Car vs. Plane

Car vs. Plane

While travel has been discouraged during the COVID-19 outbreak, as we start seeing recovery across the country, business travel is becoming more common again. The question is this: Should we travel by car or plane? It’s really about weighing your risks. Until a...

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